Tag: Pennington Borough Police Department
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Police officers, residents will come together for annual National Night Out Aug. 2
Hopewell Valley families will get to meet their police officers up close and personal when they come together for a night of fun to celebrate National Night Out. The community event takes place at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2. National Night Out was introduced nationally in 1984 and is…
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Pennington committee reviews police department tactics, does not determine bias
The Pennington Police and Court Review Ad Hoc Committee has not identified any systemic bias within the police department after reviewing documents and data from 2016-20. The committee established in July reported its findings to members of Pennington Council during a meeting on Nov. 2. The ad hoc committee reviewed documents and data that included…
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Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office to oversee internal affairs for Pennington police
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office will temporarily take over the Pennington Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit, after Borough Council members approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the prosecutor’s office. Through a resolution on Sept. 8 in a council meeting, council members voted unanimously to approve the measure. “This is going to cover…
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Pennington Council approves two additional officers for police department
Pennington Council members unanimously voted to approve the addition of two police officers to the borough police department. The probationary police officers approved at the borough council meeting on Sept. 8 are Michael Crincoli and Eric Tomkins. The police department originally was looking to add just one additional officer, but with the potential loss of…
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Pennington seeks to finalize employment process of Chief Doug Pinelli
Pennington Council members are moving forward with an ordinance authorizing the employment contract of Chief of Police Doug Pinelli. The Pennington Council will vote to adopt an ordinance authorizing the agreement at a Sept. 8 council meeting. Pinelli has been serving as chief since his appointment to the position in May, following the retirement of…